62 Best universities for Marine Engineering in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Marine Engineering. A graph of 464K citations received by 20.1K academic papers made by 62 universities in the United Kingdom was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Europe

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

2. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Marine Engineering

#6 in Europe

#15 in the World

Founded: 1964

3. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Marine Engineering

#8 in Europe

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Marine Engineering

#9 in Europe

#32 in the World

Founded: 1954

5. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Marine Engineering

#13 in Europe

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

6. University College London

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#16 in Europe

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

7. Imperial College London

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#17 in Europe

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Marine Engineering

#18 in Europe

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

9. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Marine Engineering

#19 in Europe

#68 in the World

Founded: 1963

10. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Marine Engineering

#21 in Europe

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

11. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Marine Engineering

#27 in Europe

#92 in the World

Founded: 1997

12. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Marine Engineering

#31 in Europe

#103 in the World

Founded: 1892

13. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Marine Engineering

#32 in Europe

#104 in the World

Founded: 1824

14. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Marine Engineering

#33 in Europe

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

15. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Marine Engineering

#37 in Europe

#114 in the World

Founded: 1905

16. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Marine Engineering

#38 in Europe

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

17. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Marine Engineering

#41 in Europe

#123 in the World

Founded: 1948

18. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Marine Engineering

#48 in Europe

#141 in the World

Founded: 1966

19. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Marine Engineering

#49 in Europe

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

20. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Marine Engineering

#54 in Europe

#154 in the World

Founded: 1451

21. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Marine Engineering

#58 in Europe

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

22. Durham University

England | Durham

For Marine Engineering

#62 in Europe

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

23. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Marine Engineering

#63 in Europe

#185 in the World

Founded: 1904

24. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Marine Engineering

#64 in Europe

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

25. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Marine Engineering

#69 in Europe

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

26. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Marine Engineering

#72 in Europe

#218 in the World

Founded: 1900

27. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Marine Engineering

#73 in Europe

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

28. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Marine Engineering

#79 in Europe

#234 in the World

Founded: 1495

29. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Marine Engineering

#85 in Europe

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

30. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Marine Engineering

#89 in Europe

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

31. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Marine Engineering

#94 in Europe

#275 in the World

Founded: 1920

32. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Marine Engineering

#96 in Europe

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

33. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Marine Engineering

#98 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

34. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Marine Engineering

#112 in Europe

#334 in the World

Founded: 1992

35. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Marine Engineering

#126 in Europe

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

36. City, University of London

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#128 in Europe

#374 in the World

Founded: 1966

37. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Marine Engineering

#135 in Europe

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

38. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Marine Engineering

#143 in Europe

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

39. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Marine Engineering

#146 in Europe

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

40. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#163 in Europe

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

41. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Marine Engineering

#165 in Europe

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

42. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Marine Engineering

#182 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

43. University of London

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#188 in Europe

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

44. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Marine Engineering

#191 in Europe

#583 in the World

Founded: 1967

45. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Marine Engineering

#196 in Europe

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

46. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#197 in Europe

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

47. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Marine Engineering

#205 in Europe

#614 in the World

Founded: 1968

48. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Marine Engineering

#212 in Europe

#630 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

49. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Marine Engineering

#219 in Europe

#650 in the World

Founded: 1893

50. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Marine Engineering

#229 in Europe

#670 in the World

Founded: 1967

51. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Marine Engineering

#232 in Europe

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

52. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#240 in Europe

#700 in the World

Founded: 1890

53. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Marine Engineering

#244 in Europe

#711 in the World

Founded: 1992

54. University of York

England | York

For Marine Engineering

#246 in Europe

#716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

55. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Marine Engineering

#250 in Europe

#735 in the World

Founded: 1992

56. London South Bank University

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#269 in Europe

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

57. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Marine Engineering

#277 in Europe

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

58. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Marine Engineering

#280 in Europe

#835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

59. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Marine Engineering

#286 in Europe

#857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

60. King's College London

England | London

For Marine Engineering

#293 in Europe

#877 in the World

Founded: 1829

61. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Marine Engineering

#294 in Europe

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

62. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Marine Engineering

#324 in Europe

#982 in the World

Founded: 1849

The best cities to study Marine Engineering in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Southampton, Glasgow, Cambridge, and Kingston upon Hull.